By Rainer Sousa The glamorization of the material culture of other peoples is a very common practice in many strongholds of western culture. Permeated by an interest that intensified in the 19th century, with the imperialist wave that determined the arrival of colonists in different parts of the pla
Saint Augustine (Florida) is the oldest European settlement occupied today in the continental part of the present territory of the United States. It was founded by Pedro Menéndez de Avilés on August 28, 1565, and not for colonial or economic reasons, but military ones. Spain located a military conti
Starting this month, with the appointment of Joe Biden as President of the United States, his wife Jill Biden will follow in the footsteps of remarkable women who, for centuries, have shaped the complex and often controversial role of First Lady. Too often forgotten, they are given center stage in t
He was the first person in American history to become president of the United States without an election, and his reputation is generally low for John Tyler, the tenth president of the United States. A leading family in Vernisia The United States is a country created by a coalition of British co